The night of December 12, 1868, about 50 men hijacked a train from Seymour to New Albany, IN. Once there, they took ove…
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A Pinkerton Lie Their story about arresting John Reno is a fantasy.
The Pinkertons say they lured train robber John Reno to the Seymour, Indiana train depot in 1867. According to the stor…
Condemning the Jail New Albany, Indiana officials tried anything to keep the Renos from being held in their town.
The New Albany, Indiana Jail was just a few years old when four members of the Reno Gang were moved there in 1868. They…
A Last Hurrah for the Reno Gang The Reno Gang takes a big haul in one of their last jobs.
The Reno Gang hit the big time on May 22, 1868. They robbed a train near Marshfield, Indiana of about $96,000—more than…
Indiana’s Reno Gang
Indiana’s Reno Gang carried out a crime wave across the Midwest in the years after the Civil War. Train robbery, counte…
Reno Gang’s Disappearing Money
The Reno Gang grabbed $97,000 in a May 1868 train holdup near Marshfield, Indiana. But what happened to the money? Almos…
Brazen Hazen
Larry Hazen (sitting, right in 1885) was one of the great law officers of the 1800s—still, you’ve probably never heard o…